(TheConservativeTimes.org) – A non-profit reports that AI-generated fake news photographs weaken public confidence in online information.
In one of the highest-profile recent examples, scores of internet users spread fake photographs of Prince William and his brother Harry hugging before King Charles’ coronation, and even fake Donald Trump mugshots.
Full Fact stated the influx of fake photographs typically resulted from the desire for current information during significant worldwide events. Researchers at the fact-checking nonprofit claimed the goal was to reduce faith in information generally, not to prove the photos were genuine. With the next general election approaching, CEO Chris Morris said the rising issue threatened democracy.
People can generate a lifelike picture online with free artificial intelligence (AI) generators. Full Fact stated photographs have become tougher to verify. The nonprofit study’s authors uncovered thousands of photographs created using artificial intelligence and shared on social media and forums that looked authentic.
News industry officials stressed what they see as the necessary place of conventional media as an institution that can dispel falsehoods and offer a trustworthy alternative.To keep exposing lies, the National Media Association (NMA), the trade group for publishers, has called for a press that is both free and able to endure.
CEO Owen Meredith claimed AI is not principled and called for trustworthy, editorially regulated, and independent journalism. Credible news sources and fact-checkers expose erroneous information, but he argued that they should not be depended on solely. The NMA wants the government and Ofcom, the new UK internet regulator created by the Online Safety Act, to fund media literacy.
But what happens when AI and censorship mix?
The Gateway Pundit on Twitter (now X) was among the most followed until it was banned during COVID and after the 2020 election. Their account is back up, but their tweets remain muted.
They questioned the continued prohibition on X on December 11 by approaching the X-AI program called @Grok.
Grok said it was because of the website’s reputation as a far-right outlet that publishes controversial material and conspiracy theories. Gateway Pundit allegedly shared Fake information in the past, and the account’s shadowbanning was complicated and multilayered.
Next, Gateway Pundit asked Grok where it had gotten this data.
Grok responded that it originated from Media Matters for America, an activist far-left website that seeks to silence conservative views in the media.
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